Whitis Foundation giving educational savings bonds to pageant winners

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    Although some of the littlest winners at the upcoming Five Hills Scholarship pageant may not be walking yet, a local company is investing in their educational future.

Foster children find home in heart of infant titleholder

Special to Leader-Press    More than 50,000 children in Texas are in the Department of Human Services foster care system. Many of these children are removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect.

Copperas Cove businesses invited to join the Yellow Ribbon Community program

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    With Copperas Cove being adjacent to Fort Hood, Copperas Cove businesses now have the opportunity to join together and show their collective support for military service members and their families.

Crossroads student fishes for college funds and love of sport

By MANDI STAI Special to Leader-Press    While other children were learning the alphabet, Mathew Perry, at three years old, was learning how to read and understand how the relationship between weather, tide, and vegetation growth determined fish patterns.

Harrell Law Firm contributing $1,000 in scholarships to 2020 Five Hills Scholarship pageant

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    Attorney Mary Beth Harrell has been practicing law for more than 20 years and the spouse of a military veteran who traveled the world with her family, and she credits others with empowering her to get where she is today.

Kempner voters submit petition for city manager option

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    Some Kempner voters who live within the Kempner city limits are signing a petition to put the decision to hire a city manager on the city’s ballot.

Copperas Cove Utilities Administration offices to be closed Thursday, Friday

Copperas Cove utility customers wanting to pay bills, connect or disconnect services might want to wait until Monday to do so. According to a press release issued on Wednesday afternoon by the City of Copperas Cove, the Utility Administration offices will be closed Thursday, Jan.

Optimist Club Thrift Store supported by royal volunteers

Special to Leader-Press  A sparkly blouse. Darling pink shoes. Teacups perfect for the 4th Annual Mommy/Daddy and Me Sweetheart Tea coming up on Feb. 8.

Five Hills Pageant registration opens Saturday

Special to Leader-Press Copperas Cove Five Hills Ambassador Briana Liles knows how to be a gracious loser. Year after year, she competed in the Miss Five Hills Scholarship Pageant. The first year, she did not place. The next couple of years, she placed but did not win.

Copperas Cove firefighter battling lymphoma

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove Fire Department responds to calls for help, 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Now, the department is putting out a call for help, for one of their own.  Jose Negrete, a 30-year-old firefighter/paramedic, has been diagnosed with lymphoma.